Epic: Kids' Books & Reading
69
Quality Score
Solid
Epic: Kids' Books & Reading
High confidence
✍️ bumetric analysis
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Epic: Kids' Books & Reading is an iOS app from Epic Kids Inc. in the Education category, currently rated 3.9★ across 91,177 ratings. Initial signal reads as mixed reviews: supporters praise core features while critics cite stability and value gaps.
Quality Score is 69: Solid (established niche player). For a Education app, that means established niche player. The full BU Investment Matrix below scores 8 dimensions including monetisation, growth, and operational risk.
Track changes month-over-month in the Performance section below: live snapshot history and revenue forecast included.
💰 Monthly revenue · now vs forecast
● Right now
$5.0K
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$5.2K – $10.8K
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$6.4K – $19.2K
per month
MID tier
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- Description hook & conversion structure
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Typical impact: +2-5× organic installs
📊 Performance Tracking LIVE
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Rating
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Reviews
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Forecast Revenue / mo
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Snapshots tracked
0
since first record
🤖Also on Android
$2.0K/mo · 90K ratings · 4.0★
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ONE-TIME · BUILD
💰 Estimated build cost
$120K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $90K – $160K
$25K · MVP floor
$100K · indie scale
$500K+ · studio build
📈
Pays back in ~2.8y at current MRR
Synthetic estimate. Inputs: category complexity, file size, screen count, monetization layer, platform reach, age × team-size proxy. Calibrated against 2024-2026 indie-agency rate surveys. Full math + source list on /methodology.
Where the money goes
| 🧱 MVP baseline (design + 1-store ship) | +$28K |
| 📱 5 unique screens × $4.5K | +$22K |
| 💎 In-app purchase plumbing | +$9K |
| 📦 Asset bundle (206 MB) | +$40K |
| ⚙ Education complexity ×1.20 | +$19K |
Total estimate
$120K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$100K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $75K – $125K · 27× MRR multiple
💸
~0.8× build cost (under-water)
Synthetic estimate. Multiple band derived from iap / freemium model + age, rating quality, category demand, and user-base maturity. Calibrated against 2024-2026 indie-app-marketplace closed-deal medians. Full math + comparable deal list on /methodology.
How the multiple was built
| 💎 IAP / freemium model base | 28× MRR |
| ⭐ ★ rating 3.5-4.0 (mixed) | -8% |
| 🏷 Education category multiple | +6% |
Final multiple
27× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
7.8M
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
1.4M
Daily active
405K
Synthetic estimate from ratings × category benchmarks. Calibrated against 2024-2026 mobile-attribution retention + DAU/MAU reports. Numbers are US-storefront-equivalent — true global audience can be 5-10× larger for international apps. Full math + source list on /methodology.
How we sized it
| 📲 Education engagement | ~85 installs / rating |
| 🔁 Education D30 retention | 18% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.30 |
DAU / MAU
30% sticky
🔬
How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$5.0K/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+4.0% MoM · MID tier baseline (compound monthly)
6 months
$4.7K – $7.9K
12 months
$5.2K – $10.8K
24 months
$6.4K – $19.2K
Compound growth at +4.0% MoM (tier baseline for MID). Range widens with horizon — typical noise band ±25% at 6mo.. Ranges widen with horizon — distant futures carry more uncertainty.
📊
BU Investment Matrix
Below median · 55/100MID TIERunderperforming peersGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
4.3
Product Quality
7.9
Revenue Strength
3.7
Monetization Maturity
4.0
Defensibility
8.5
Market Position
0.6
Operational Safety
10.0
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $3K - $7K/mo · MID tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 3.94★ across 91,177 reviews — strong (top 10%).
- 📍 Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
- 📈 Growth: Insufficient signal to assess trajectory.
- ⚠️ Risk: Low — no material risk signals detected.
🎯 For competitors: Strong subscription moat. Hard to outcompete on retention. Better angle: free alternative with one-time purchase, or feature parity for an underserved sub-niche.
💵 For acquirers: Estimated asking range 18-32× monthly = $90K-$160K.
Composite of 8 dimensions computed deterministically from public signals — no LLM, every score traces back to a measurable input. Default weights shown; "compete" / "acquire" / "invest" lenses re-weight without re-fetching.
Range:
💰 Forecast Revenue / mo
MODELRevenue forecast computed from BU's 234 trigger model on each snapshot. Calibrated against ground-truth from 58 verified-revenue apps.
🔬Forecast Breakdown — Why This Estimate?Top 10 of 10 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| Mid install base (91,177 ratings)METRIC | +$5,500 | |
| bugsREVIEW | −$1,800 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| cancelledREVIEW | −$1,500 | |
| Mature app (11y old)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| slowREVIEW | −$1,200 | |
| too expensiveREVIEW | −$1,000 | |
| support teamREVIEW | +$900 | |
| Ad-supported / freemiumMETRIC | +$600 | |
| Localized (7 languages)METRIC | +$600 |
METRIC = structural app data · REVIEW = mined from user reviews · ✓ VERIFIED = Stripe-verified anchor (TrustMRR)
📈 Reviews Growth
LIVECumulative review count from first BU snapshot. Each point = a tracked update.
⭐ Rating Trend
LIVEAverage rating evolution. Updates with each new review batch.
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Epic: Kids' Books & Reading
- Developer
- Epic Kids Inc.
- Bundle ID
- com.getepic.Epic
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Education
- Content rating
- 4+
- Languages
- EN, HI, JA, KO, ZH, ES, ZH
Company
- Website
- www.getepic.com
- Tagline
- Thousands of books. Unlimited potential.
- Description
- Get Epic to explore 40K+ kids' books online, from classic storybooks to audiobooks, comics & more.
- Founded
- Not found
- HQ / Address
- Not found
- Employees
- Not found
- Logo
- Available
Revenue
- Verified revenue / mo
- Not found
- AI revenue estimate / mo
- Not found
- AI annual estimate
- Not found
- ML model estimate / mo
- $3.7K/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- 🇺🇸#46 /100 🇦🇺#51 /100 🇨🇦#52 /100
- All-time revenue
- Not found
- Pricing
- $0.99 - $89.99 per item
Founder
Founder data not yet collected for this app.
Funding
Funding data not yet collected for this app.
Press & Links
Press & Links data not yet collected for this app.
Contacts & Socials
Contacts & Socials data not yet collected for this app.
📈Ratings growth91,177 ratings+27% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (32 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (35 weeks) · model-based, ±5% noise · anchored to release date and current value
🌍Top Countries — Grossing Rank3 countries
🇺🇸US#46 /100
🇦🇺AU#51 /100
🇨🇦CA#52 /100
📊Category Rank Trajectory#46 now · best #19 · worst #100
Lower line = better rank · Estimate from ratings growth model · Lower position on chart = worse rank · Higher = top of chart
🚀Version Release Timeline2 releases tracked
Profile is built from iTunes Lookup + developer site scrape + ML revenue model. Empty fields show "Not found" — additional sources (Crunchbase, X, IndieHackers, Acquire.com) coming.
📝 About this app
Epic is the world’s largest digital library for kids! Our fun, kid-safe, interactive reading app fuels curiosity and reading confidence by letting kids freely explore their interests with instant access to 40,000+ books, audiobooks, learning videos and more.
Anytime, anywhere: Access our library from any Apple device. You can even download books to read offline!
Books that read to them: In addition to our library of more traditional ebooks, we have a huge collection of Read-To-Me books and audiobooks.… View full description on the official store →
Anytime, anywhere: Access our library from any Apple device. You can even download books to read offline!
Books that read to them: In addition to our library of more traditional ebooks, we have a huge collection of Read-To-Me books and audiobooks.… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 206 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 12.2+🔖 v3.141.40🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 EN, HI, JA, KO, ZH +2📂 Education💰 Free💎 IAP $0.99 - $89.99 per item
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What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
16 EVENTS TRACKEDDetected changes in this app over its tracked lifetime — each event links cause (what changed) to effect (what moved). Sorted newest first.See full history →Version history →
2026-06
⭐
Rating ↓ 4.72 → 3.94 (dropped 0.78★)
2026-06
📸
Refreshed store screenshots — 8 of 8 updated
2026-05
🔧
Shipped update — v7.45 → v3.141.40
→ 30 days after: rating −0.78★ · reviews −426,608 high confidence
2026-05
📈
Crossed 1,000 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating −0.78★ · reviews −426,608 high confidence
2026-05
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.30 → 4.72 (improved 1.42★)
→ 30 days after: rating −0.78★ · reviews −426,608 high confidence
2026-03
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating +1.30★ · reviews +516,227 high confidence
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.29 → 4.60 (improved 1.31★)
→ 30 days after: rating +1.30★ · reviews +516,227 high confidence
2025-02
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating +0.15★ · reviews +38 high confidence
2025-02
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating +0.06★ · reviews +35 high confidence
2024-12
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating +0.17★ · reviews +37 high confidence
2024-12
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating +0.14★ · reviews +75 high confidence
2024-11
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: reviews +38 medium · co-occurring
2024-11
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: reviews +38 low · multiple changes
2024-11
⭐
Rating ↓ 3.75 → 3.20 (dropped 0.55★)
→ 30 days after: reviews +38 low · multiple changes
2024-11
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: reviews +38 medium · co-occurring
2024-11
⭐
Rating ↓ 5.00 → 3.67 (dropped 1.33★)
→ 30 days after: reviews +38 medium · co-occurring
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Store Page History
8 SCREENSHOT CHANGESEvery time a developer swaps a store screenshot we archive both versions. Compare side-by-side to see what messaging / visuals changed.
iPhone screenshots
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ASO Keyword Positions
BEST RANK #25Ranked for 1 App Store search query in our last keyword sweep. Lower position = closer to the top.
kids learning·#25🇺🇸
Last sweep: 2026-05-19 · iTunes Search API
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Multi-Country Performance
Available in 2 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 GB | 4.55518★ | 14,867 | 4.55518★ this version |
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.72037★ | 518,299 | 4.72037★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for Epic: Kids' Books & Reading: category rank, percentile, growth signal, comparable apps, and how the forecast is calibrated against verified-MRR anchors in this niche.
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⚠ Concentrated — top app contributes 100% of combined revenue (single-app dependency)
About this analysis
Why high confidence: 91,177 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
4 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Epic make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Epic earns approximately $3.7K/mo. This is a US-storefront-equivalent estimate; global revenue can be several times larger for internationally-distributed apps. See the methodology page for the full formula and confidence bands.
What apps are like Epic?▴
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Who makes Epic?▴
Epic is published by Epic Kids Inc. on the Apple App Store. See the full publisher portfolio (other apps by the same developer) via the More by developer block on the product page above.
What is Epic's BU Score?▴
Epic has a BU Score of 69/100 (Solid). The score combines App Store rating, ratings count, monetization model and revenue signals calibrated against founder-verified MRR anchors. See the BU Score formula.